Welcome to my blog! MY primary objective is to alert my constituents and others in King Township about issues being reviewed at the upcoming Council meetings. I do this as I believe the quality of Council decisions is enhanced when the public is engaged. I hope that residents will make deputations and/or send emails to Council to express their opinion and/or to ask important questions. Also, I include notice of meetings and events which I think are particularly important. I welcome your comments, whether you agree or not with me, and only edit to eliminate inappropriate language.
Recent Posts
Different Council meetings and 2021 Schedule
On Council agenda for November 30 there is a report identifying dates for the Council meetings. Usually this annual report is purely administrative. This year there is one bigger change/news item. Staff are proposing to introduce an additional meeting solely focussed on planning applications. In last couple months we have had a couple like this and I for one find them to useful in this...
Rural Zoning Bylaw Consultations
Monday, Dec. 1 is the first of 3 introductory public meeting about the rural zoning bylaw. See here for more information.
Development Charges
On Council agenda for November 30 there is a Staff report on the proposed new Development Charges (DC) for King. In last Council meeting we had an "introduction" to the subject; in the 11/30 meeting there is much more detail, including the specific projects considered in the next 10 years and, its my understanding that it includes feedback from developers. To clarify, inclusion of these...
Christmas in King Holiday Light Tour
November 30 is the last day to register your property on the Christmas in King Holiday Light Tour. As it is my habit to drive around King looking for beautiful light displays I am thrilled at this initiative. Buying the map will ensure that I don't miss any and it is such a fun way to support the King Township Food Bank.
The intentions are proper, the impulse has momentum, the issues are great. One of the largest is how to make…
Thank you for the update, Councillor Schaefer. It’s encouraging to see this conversation continue as we look toward a stronger,…
Thank you for your comments Nancy. I believe my motion does protect the GB by calling for "lands of ecological,agricultural…
In the review of the Official Plan, there are two spots where the proposal is to allow development on the…
thank you Dorita for the acknowledgment.